Marquez made some bad choices back at 126, he should have fought morales as well there.
In hindisght it seems he has the best style to fight hamed, beside the one punchpower of hamed being a possible factor.

Marquez made some bad choices back at 126, he should have fought morales as well there.
In hindisght it seems he has the best style to fight hamed, beside the one punchpower of hamed being a possible factor.

Morales ducked him, Hamed offered him money but his advisor's told him to hold out for more, same with the Pac rematch

All of Mexico lived in fear of Naseem Hamed during that time.These Mexican warriors knew the power and they didn't want any part of it,and only Marcy Antonia Barrera and his Americanized,somewhat timid style of boxing would step forward in the end.

As it stands,Hamed is undefeated against the Mexican "take 100 punches to land a single body shot" style of boxing.

All of Mexico lived in fear of Naseem Hamed during that time.These Mexican warriors knew the power and they didn't want any part of it,and only Marcy Antonia Barrera and his Americanized,somewhat timid style of boxing would step forward in the end.

As it stands,Hamed is undefeated against the Mexican "take 100 punches to land a single body shot" style of boxing.

MAB could do it all.. He was coming up in weight to fight the biggest punching featherweight so opted for a careful approach that just so happened to take hamed to school.

Hamed had great power but not a lot else and what does it say for him that a supposedly "timid" Barrera was able to beat him, take his heart and for me finish him as a top contender.

I think most who have seen the fight would acknowledge that Barrera fought a pretty conservative fight against Hamed,rarely stepping out of the role and strategy that he had devised for the fight,and refusing to truly take any chances when he had Hamed hurt.

It says that Hamed was not truly as effective going after his opponent as he was when his opponent came at him,and that it showed flaws in his footwork and that it left him open to counters that an elite-level fighter that was quite adept as a counter puncher could take advantage of.

In Marcy's own words,Hamed's power wasn't anything special - and if this is the case,why did he not press for a stoppage? Barrera was always a finisher,and when he had an opponent hurt,he was right on top of them and seeking a stoppage.

Didn't he offer the fight with Marquez only a month in advance, and petition the WBO to allow him to fight anyone but Marquez without stripping him, despite the fact that he was his mandatory for years?

Didn't he offer the fight with Marquez only a month in advance, and petition the WBO to allow him to fight anyone but Marquez without stripping him, despite the fact that he was his mandatory for years?

you get two different stories on this
.the story the hamed fans want to believe
.the story the hamed haters want to believe
i personally believe that alot of its bull**** everyone says it was marquez's decision to duck him it wasnt his it was his trainers decision
with them claiming barrera and morales were reluctant to fight him barrera fought him in his first fight up at that weight so i dont get that and he got to him before morales did simple as that i think